Colombo, Sri Lanka's Minister of State for Prisons Management Lohan Ratwatte tendered his resignation on Wednesday, days after he allegedly threatened to kill Tamil prisoners during his visit to the Anuradhapura prison in the country's northern central region, a senior official said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is going into self-isolation because of coronavirus cases in his inner circle, the Kremlin said Tuesday, adding that he tested negative for COVID-19.
Elephant calf brought from Bijnor kept under care at Pilibhit Tiger Reserve
Navy information leak to Pakistan: Udupi police arrest another accused Hirendra Kumar from Gujarat
Two injured as fire breaks out in south Mumbai hotel kitchen
Over 105 flights cancelled, more than 450 services delayed due to fog at Delhi airport
Jemimah stars in India's comprehensive eight-wicket win against Sri Lanka in first women's T20I
India overpowered by Minhas' big hundred and pacers as Pakistan clinch U19 Asia Cup
Cong indulging in anti-national activities, wants illegal immigrants to settle in Assam: PM
Meat, alcohol ban at three 'holy cities' now in effect: Punjab CM Mann
Indian visa application centre suspended indefinitely in Bangladesh's Chattogram
Confusion over leadership in Karnataka is local, not at high command level: Kharge
IMD issues ‘yellow alert’ for cold conditions, dense fog in parts of Jharkhand
Delhi airport incident: AI Express issues show cause notice to pilot
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden will address the UN General Debate in-person next week, as over 100 heads of state and government arrive in New York to attend the annual high-level General Assembly session, which had gone virtual in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
New Delhi/Berne: India will get this month the third set of Swiss bank account details of its nationals under an automatic exchange of information pact with Switzerland and this will include for the first time the data about real estate properties owned by Indians there, officials said on Sunday.
Kabul: Women in Afghanistan can continue to study in universities, including at post-graduate levels, but classrooms will be gender-segregated and Islamic dress is compulsory, the Taliban government's new higher education minister said Sunday.
New Delhi: India on Saturday urged Australia to sympathetically address as soon as possible the difficulties being faced by Indian students due to the travel restrictions put in place by that country in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Eight people were killed and five others injured in an explosion and fire caused by a liquefied gas cylinder leakage on Saturday at a residential building in the Chinese city of Dalian, local officials said.
India logged 34,973 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,31,74,954, while the active cases declined to 3,90,646, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday.
Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau called a snap election for Sept. 20, intending to earn his Liberal Party the ruling majority. Until last month, Justin Trudeau was sure of winning the election due to his successful vaccination strategy, which earned him very grateful Canadian voters.
A 12-year-old environmental activist from Mumbai has been named as a 2021 International Young Eco-Hero in recognition of his efforts to solve tough environmental problems.
